Getting to Bradford on Avon
We recognise that people will want to travel to Bradford on Avon in different ways.
We fully support the town’s aims to become Carbon Neutral by 2030, so strongly encourage people to travel here by alternative means to the petrol or diesel car, if at all possible. The information on this page is designed to help you with this.
If you are coming from within Wiltshire then the Connecting Wiltshire website is a really good resource.
Rail
We are very well connected to Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Salisbury, Portsmouth and London with regular services throughout the day. The Bradford-on-Avon railway station is just a two minute walk from Explore BoA (Tourist Information).
Bus
Several bus routes pass through the town.
The main one, the D1 service from Bath to Salisbury passes through Trowbridge, Westbury and Warminster and is an hourly service. It stops directly outside Westbury Gardens in the centre of town
Cycle
Two National Cycle Network routes pass through the town.
Route 4 is on the canal towpath and runs East to West, from London through to West Wales.
Route 254 passes North to South through the centre of town and is part of the 160 mile Wiltshire Cycleway circular route.
There is a very good cycle shop in the town , TT Cycles, should you need equipment or repairs.
Boat
You may even have arrived by boat from Bath, Devizes or further afield so you will know of the plentiful mooring sites and the closeness of the canal to the town. There are also narrowboats for hire from the marina. For further information visit the Kennet & Avon Canal website.
Car
Car parking is limited in the town centre. The best place to park is the Baileys Barn car park off Moulton Drive, south of the town, BA15 1BX. It’s right next to the canal by the lock, 2 minutes to the Inner Circuit of the BoA Walking Wheel and a 6 – 8 minute walk to the town centre. Current prices (September 2024) are £3 for up to 4 hours, £5.50 for up to 8 hours, £8 for up to 24 hours.
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The blue dot on the map marks the Baileys Barn car park, the red dot the Town Bridge and Explore BoA in the centre of town. The green dots mark the most direct pedestrian route.